Shah Rukh Khan, BCCI, Hail Gautam Gambhir As His Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir, who had formed a potent opening combination with Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from all formats of the game.

He captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late-2010 to late-2011 with India winning all six matches. He played an integral part in India’s wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 (75 runs from 54 balls) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122).

Gambhir represented India in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is in his career spanning 15 years. Gambhir has ended his career with a tally of 10,324 in international cricket.

The 37 year -old left- handed opening batsman captained Delhi and captained the Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014. Last year he returned to his home team Delhi Daredevils .

Gambhir took to social media twitter and an emotional video on his facebook page to announce his retirement

The most difficult decisions are often taken with the heaviest of hearts.

And with one heavy heart, I’ve decided to make an announcement that I’ve dreaded all my life.